Siemens Mendix Encryption prior 10.0.2 hard-coded, security-relevant constants

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Siemens Mendix Encryption and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes use of hard-coded, security-relevant constants. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-39888. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Siemens Mendix Encryption and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use of hard-coded, security-relevant constants vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-547. The product uses hard-coded constants instead of symbolic names for security-critical values, which increases the likelihood of mistakes during code maintenance or security policy change. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability has been identified in Mendix Encryption (All versions >= V10.0.0 < V10.0.2). Affected versions of the module define a specific hard-coded default value for the EncryptionKey constant, which is used in projects where no individual EncryptionKey was specified. This could allow to an attacker to decrypt any encrypted project data, as the default encryption key can be considered compromised.

It is possible to read the advisory at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-39888 since 07/02/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Use of hard-coded, security-relevant constants
CWE: CWE-547
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mendix Encryption 10.0.2

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07/02/2024 🔍
07/09/2024 +7 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-998949
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-39888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-39888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270679

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2024 14:44
Changes: 07/09/2024 14:44 (74)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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